Coaching & mentoring articles
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David Leyshon shares his experience of CBSbutler's major drive to create a learning organisation, resulting in its investment in training being converted into a genuine upskilling of the workforce.
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A key role for leadership coaches in today’s business world is to help managers capitalise on the talent in their team. So, how can the coach help managers maximise business outcomes whilst simultaneously ensuring talent retention: keeping talented people happy and satisfied so they stay in the organisation?
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Mary Duggan explains why everyone needs a bit of mentorship at some point in their career and the benefits to all involved.
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One of the main challenges facing tutors on any coaching programme is the definition of the subject. People in the UK come to coaching programmes with their own understanding of what coaching is and often comment that they are very surprised to find that there are as many definitions as there are delegates in the room. When you add cultural differe...
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Nick Thomas explains how coaching for businesses works in practice.
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Nick Thomas explains how coaching benefits senior managers and leaders in a business context.
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Executive coaching, while using some of the skills employed by gifted leaders for generations, is fast gaining recognition for its dramatic utility both by employers as well as by individual women themselves. A good coach will challenge and stretch you, while helping you overcome unhelpful patterns of thinking and behaviour. As many women grow into...
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Any new project or initiative carried out in a company has to show benefits, some true return on investment. We're getting used to working with reduced resources and using business coaching is a good way to help staff work effectively with tight budgets. Added to this, once a member of staff has developed new skills with the help of their coach the...
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Being identified for promotion is a great achievement, but might turn out to be quite stressful if you're not prepared. Veronica Broomes explains how new leaders and managers can turn to coaching to get the best out of their promotion, reduce stress and increase overall personal effectiveness.
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K2 Performance Systems has launched an online version of its athlete at workTM programme, designed to help individuals perform at the highest possible levels, whatever the circumstances.